Andrew Brookes, Hackney Gazette

Andrew Brookes

Hackney Gazette

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  • Hackney Gazette
  • Islington Gazette
  • Ham and High
  • Newham Recorder
  • Herts Advertiser

Past articles by Andrew:

Clapton microbakery Charles Artisan Bread opens new site in Stratford

Clapton microbakery Charles Artisan Bread has opened a second east London site on Abercrombie Road, Stratford, near the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park velodrome. → Read More

Emmanuel Odunlami: Two more men charged after stabbing of Romford father

Islington man Louis Vandrose, 32, of Holloway Road, among four people charged over the fatal stabbing of Romford father Emmanuel Odunlami in Gresham Street. → Read More

£2.6m fund to help most vulnerable cope with cost-of-living crisis

A £2.6million fund will help Islington vulnerable families, FSM-eligible children and households to cope with the cost-of-living crisis, Islington Council said. → Read More

Woman arrested after Belsize Park stabbing

A woman, 56, has been arrested after another woman, 31, was stabbed in the leg on Upper Park Road in Belsize, Camden, north London on Saturday, July 16. → Read More

Finsbury Leisure Centre: Have your say as early proposals for site released

How to have your say as proposals for the Finsbury Leisure Centre site near Old Street in Islington - including a health hub and 180 new homes - are released. → Read More

60 firefighters on scene as blaze rips through roof of house

Around 60 firefighters were at the scene as a blaze gutted the roof of a house near Clissold Park this afternoon. → Read More

Couple accused of ‘bringing man to UK to harvest his kidney' face trial

Nigerian politician Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and his wife are accused of a plot to harvest a man's kidney after he refused consent at Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead. → Read More

'Do the right thing': Locket containing baby's ashes stolen from car

A locket containing the ashes of a baby was stolen from a parked car at Regent’s Park on June 21, with police appealing to the thief to "do the right thing". → Read More

Guilty: Man lured 2 young girls into garage and sexually abused them

Huseyin Berk - also known as Alex - of Amhurst Park, Stamford Hill was convicted after sexually abusing them two young girls in a disused garage in Hackney. → Read More

Covid admissions on the rise at north London hospitals

Covid patients and admissions data for north London hospitals - including The Royal Free, Whittington and Northwick Park - in the week up to June 21, 2022. → Read More

Homes under the Planner: Schemes submitted or approved in Islington in June

Are you interested in what developments could be coming to your area? → Read More

Police probe reports of shooting at scene of crash in West Hampstead

Police are investigating reports of a shooting at the scene of a crash in Woodchurch Road, West Hampstead on Thursday night, June 23, where two cars collided. → Read More

Boy, 16, in custody after spate of sexual assaults in Hackney Marshes

A boy, 16, is in custody after a spate of sexual assaults in the Hackney Marshes area from February to June 2022 - 2 other teenagers have been released on bail. → Read More

Islington men charged after jewellery store robbery

Two men from Islington have been charged after a luxury watch was reportedly stolen in a robbery at a jewellery store on Epping High Street in September 2021. → Read More

Tube strike: Which lines have service today?

Trains are at a standstill across most of the London Underground network as Tube workers stage another walkout. → Read More

Covid: Hospital admissions and average patient counts rise in north London

Weekly admissions and daily counts of Covid patients at north London hospitals - including Royal Free, Whittington, Northwick Park and Homerton - up to June 14. → Read More

Guilty: 4 teenagers admit 27 offences after series of 19 robberies

4 teenagers were convicted over a series of robberies across Islington and Camden in north London from January to March 2021 after a total of 27 guilty pleas. → Read More

Hackney shooting: Appeal after 'weapons fight' in Lower Clapton

A gun was reportedly fired during a fight between two groups armed with weapons in the Gilpin Road area of Lower Clapton, Hackney on Thursday night, June 17. → Read More

Most wanted: 9 people sought in connection with 13 robberies across London

Nine people are wanted by police in connection with 13 robberies across east and north London. → Read More

Lancashire girl, 17, missing for 3 days believed to be in east London

A missing girl, 17, from Lancashire last seen in Blackpool on June 12 is believed to be in Hackney, east London and also known to travel to Stratford, Newham. → Read More